Training

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Training

W045 Decision Making and Writing for Superintendents Outline

Public Course Registration

This course is designed to build on the skills imparted in CCI’s General and Advanced Contract Management for Superintendents Workshops and equip Superintendents, their Representatives and Main Contractors Representatives with the skills to improve their decision making processes and their decision writing skills.

Introduction

Skills model
Purpose of the course

Types of Decisions

Contractual decisions vs project decisions
Contractual decisions vs commerical decisions
Thinking and acting commercially
Following due process
Decision making vs decision writing

Managing Stress

Stress
Identifying stress
Managing stress
Overcoming stress

Avoiding Decisions

Why Superintendents avoid making decisions
Being proactive
‘Formal’ vs ‘facilitative’ Superintendent
Exercising personal power
Negotiation skills

Making Decisions

Decision making
Brainstorming
De Bono Approach

Writing Decisions

Providing reasons
Writing decisions as the Agent of the Principal
Writing decisions as the Certifier
Writing your decision
Further guidance on writing decisions

Tips and Traps

Expected Course Outcomes